by Walter Williams | Apr 5, 2001 | POLITICS
David Bell, Harvard law professor, counseled, “Black people will never gain full equality in this country.” The late columnist Carl Rowan said, “Racism remains a terrible curse on this society, and … nothing in sight suggests that that curse... by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 5, 2001 | Psychology & Living
People ask me all the time how they can develop proper tools of self-confidence. Allow me to save you a few steps. THERE IS NO BETTER TOOL OF SELF CONFIDENCE THAN COMING UP WITH A REALISTIC PLAN OF ACTION AND THEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON IT, OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS AND... by Michelle Malkin | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
What is it with some Republican leaders and baseball? When it comes to America’s national pastime, the party of lower taxes and less government leaves its principles in the dust. The lead GOP pitcher for sports pork is President Bush, who launched a federally... by Stephen Saker | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
Statisticians who watch the stock market are accustomed to using the phrase “mean reversion” to describe how returns from investing in equities tend to come back to their long-term averages after they diverge for awhile. The extraordinary period that ended... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 4, 2001 | POLITICS
A recent catalogue from the giant second-hand camera dealer KEH listed a Canon camera made for the Japanese navy during World War II. This model is described as one of only 15 such cameras made and as being still in excellent condition. Its price is $40,000. Most of... by Jeff Jacoby | Apr 3, 2001 | POLITICS
I could tell it was a parody. “Dear Warden Lappin,” began the letter to the director of the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., where Timothy McVeigh is being held, “On behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), I am writing... by Andrew West | Apr 3, 2001 | POLITICS
One of Hong Kong’s largest, and most enduring business institutions has been laid low by a reckless brat from one of Hong Kong’s most powerful families. About a year ago, Richard Li acquired Hong Kong Telecom, and proceeded to destroy over US$20 billion of... by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 3, 2001 | POLITICS
Cicero wrote that, “There is nothing more fatal to friendship than the greed of gain.” Although a popular sentiment, it’s a deeply mistaken one. Think about the friends you have. Try to make yourself aware of what you enjoy about those friends... by Alex Epstein | Apr 3, 2001 | POLITICS
Over the past two weeks, college students have been denouncing the publication of an ad that opposes “reparations” to blacks in America. Angry Duke students staged a sit-in to demand an apology by the school’s newspaper, the Chronicle, for running...